Honeypreet Played a Key Role in Panchkula Violence After Dera Chief’s Conviction, Says Chargesheet

The chargesheet, says Honeypreet played a major role before and during the riots that occurred in the aftermath of the verdict by a special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25, killing over 40 people. A chargesheet has been filed against the adopted daughter of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Ram Rahim Singh Insan, Honeypreet Insan, in connection with the violence in Panchkula following his conviction in a rape case.

The chargesheet, says Honeypreet played a major role before and during the riots that occurred in the aftermath of the verdict by a special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25, killing over 40 people.

A mobile, laptop and diary were recovered from Honeypreet at the time of her arrest, the chargesheet added.

Immediately after her arrest on October 3, the second-in-command of Dera Sacha Sauda denied charges of rioting and sedition that Haryana Police had filed against her.

However, sources said she has confessed to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Haryana Police about her role in the Panchkula violence during nine-day remand. Honeypreet revealed that she prepared guide maps of the area.

Haryana Police arrested Honeypreet along with an accomplice from a highway near Bhatinda. She had been absconding for over a month since the violence at Panchkula after Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of rape. Police had even issued a lookout notice against her and raided several locations in different states.​